House
File
435
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
435
BY
SCHEETZ
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
double
up
food
bucks
program
and
making
1
an
appropriation.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
DEPARTMENT
OF
AGRICULTURE
AND
LAND
1
STEWARDSHIP
——
DOUBLE
UP
FOOD
BUCKS
PROGRAM
——
SUPPLEMENTAL
2
APPROPRIATION.
There
is
appropriated
from
the
general
fund
of
3
the
state
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
4
for
the
fiscal
year
beginning
July
1,
2023,
and
ending
June
5
30,
2024,
in
addition
to
any
other
funding
appropriated
for
6
such
purpose
for
the
same
fiscal
year,
the
following
amount,
7
or
so
much
thereof
as
is
necessary,
to
be
used
for
the
purposes
8
designated:
9
To
provide
grants
to
support
the
double
up
food
bucks
10
program
administered
by
the
Iowa
healthiest
state
initiative
11
to
make
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
sold
at
farmers
markets,
12
grocery
stores,
and
other
participating
locations
accessible
13
to
individuals
and
families
who
reside
in
this
state
and
14
receive
assistance
through
the
federal
supplemental
nutrition
15
assistance
program:
16
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A
grant
recipient
that
receives
funding
pursuant
to
this
18
section
shall
provide
at
least
a
dollar-for-dollar
match
of
the
19
grant
assistance.
20
Notwithstanding
section
8.33,
moneys
appropriated
under
this
21
section
shall
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year,
but
22
shall
remain
available
for
the
purposes
designated.
23
EXPLANATION
24
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
25
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
26
This
bill
relates
to
the
double
up
food
bucks
program
by
27
making
a
supplemental
appropriation
from
the
general
fund
of
28
the
state
to
the
department
of
agriculture
and
land
stewardship
29
for
fiscal
year
2023-2024,
in
addition
to
any
other
funding
30
appropriated
for
such
purpose
for
the
same
fiscal
year,
to
31
provide
grants
to
support
the
double
up
food
bucks
program
32
administered
by
the
Iowa
healthiest
state
initiative
to
make
33
fresh
fruits
and
vegetables
sold
at
farmers
markets,
grocery
34
stores,
and
other
participating
locations
accessible
to
35
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individuals
and
families
who
reside
in
this
state
and
receive
1
assistance
through
the
supplemental
nutrition
assistance
2
program.
The
bill
requires
a
double
up
food
bucks
program
3
grant
recipient
to
provide
at
least
a
dollar-for-dollar
match
4
of
the
grant
assistance.
Moneys
appropriated
under
the
bill
do
5
not
revert
at
the
close
of
the
fiscal
year
but
remain
available
6
for
the
purposes
of
the
double
up
food
bucks
program.
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